dimensions

Pick a variable for the width of the rug.

Write an expression, in terms of this variable, for the length of the rug, using the given relation between the width and the length.

Plug the variable, the expression, and the given "area" value into the formula for the area of a rectangle.

Solve for the variable. Back-solve for the length.

If you get stuck, please reply showing how far you have gotten in following the instructions. Thank you.

Eliz.
 
Name Stuff!

L = length of rug in cm
W = Width of rug in cm

"Its length is 16 centimeters shorter than TWICE its width"

L = 2*W - 16 cm

"the area of a rug is 480 square centimeters"

L*W = 480 cm<sup>2</sup>

Now what?
 
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